Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-10

URDAY, DECEMBER ]
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Fun List of the RsPaslican Member.
TIE ASSIGNMENTS OF MAJORITY REPRESENTATION on
ZEE COMMITTEES coMPLIfID BY THE REPUBLICAN
cAucrA
Tne republican Senators assembled In caucus at
IL O'CLOCK to-day. The list Of assignments to com.
mittees was laid before the body by the caucus
committee. Oneor two minor changes were agreed
upon In caucus and the list WAS then approved
The following Ia the fun list Of ma1orities In the
scnate committees as finally agreed upon:
Agriculture and Forestry: Messra Palmer, Blair,
Plumb. sabin, and Paddock.
appropriations: Messrs. Allison, Dawes, Plumb
Hall, and Farwell
Contingent Expenses; Messrs Jones (Nev.) and
Paddock.
s, Census; aessr2 Hale. Morrill,. Wilson. Of Iowa.
District q Columbia: Messrs. Ingalls,. spooner.
Education and Labor: Messrs Blair, Bowen.
Engr0ssed Bills democratic chairman, Allison.
enrolled Bills: Messrs Bowen and Sa6tn.
sna
Sia NY G Messra Spooner, Hoar, Mitchell, Stew
Coast Dslenses: Msssrz Dolph. Cameron. Hawlsy
Commerce: MessA Frye, Jones, Of Nevada,
Dqlpn, cameron, Sawyer, Cullom and Palmer;
kPaoemic democratic chairman, STAN
lord, chandler, and Stockbridge.
10 Examine the Several branches OF tho Civil
p Pubic %oSsy anS
Plumb, Plat sherman, and Frye.
Finance: Messrs Morrill, sherman, Jones, Of
Fisheries: Aessrs. stookbridge Dawes, and stan
Foreign Relations: Messrs Sherman, Edmunds,
Improvement Mississippi River: Messrs. Pad
dock, Chandler, Farwell and Hawley.
pi .ns ana nnSdSi MessrS Dawes, Bowen, sapn
Judiciary: Messrs Edmunds, ingalls,. Hoar. VIII
Library: Messrs Evarts and Hoar.
o Manuiactures: MessrS Riddleberger, Sabin and
xs Msasg Ass Meas Hawey Cameron
Mines and Mining; Messrs. Stewart, Jones, Of
Nevada; Mitchell and Teller.
berger, stanford and Chandler.
psVents: Messrs. Teller, Chace, Plat and His
psnaions Messrs Davis, Blair. Sawyer, Pad
Postofics and Post Roads Messrs. Sawyer.
Chace. Bowen, Mitchell and Quay.
Printing: Messrs. MandersSn and Hawley.
private Land Claims: democratic chairman, Ed
munds and Stewart.
Privileges and Elections: Messrs. Hoar, Frye,
Ieuer. Evarts and SpOoner.
ruSnc buildiugs and Grounds: Messrs Stanford,
Public lands: asssrSs a Plumb, Blair Do,pn Tel.
Ter, and Paddock.
Railroads: Messrs. sabin, Sawyer, Hawley,
LAWS s%s ssss1s wilson of Iowa
Hale, and Teller.
Revolutionary Claims: Democratic chairman,
Rules: Messrs. Aldrich, Sherman and Ingalls,.
stawart anr MeSsrs. Platt, Cullom, Henderson,
70 ft,a opI.
Miccheii, Plumb Cullom, Dawes, and Aldrfch.
10 Investigate the Condition OF the Potomac
bsrge; D n6 chairman, Henderson, RIDDLE
Ncsraugua Claims: Democratic chairman, Hoar
w Woman Suffrage: Deliberate chairman, Blair
Palmer, Chace, and Bowen.
Additional Accommodations to the Library:
Democratic chairman, Morrill,, and Chandler.
Centennial OF Constitution and Discovery OF
America: Messrs. HlscOck, Sherman and Hoar
Indian Traders: Messrs. Chandler, Platt and
The special committee on Interstate commerce
has been made standing committee and It's men,
6ership is increased. It's majority is as follows:
Senator Hawley, who relinquishes the chairman
ship OF the civil service committee and takes that
OF the committee on military affairs, will be a
member OF the former and his name will probably
De substituted for that OF Stewart with the assent
OF the latter.
The first name that occurs on each committee is
that OF the chairman, except where words ''demo-
cratic On airman" are Inserted
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
will hold caucus Monday morning, when the MI
nority assignments will be made. senators Harris
and Vance will remain on the District committee
Senator Blackburn, and probably senator Brown.
viii leave 1t, and senator Daniel will perhaps go
IN THK DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Senator Palmer goes on and Senator Farwell takes
his place, and Senator Riddleberger goes back on
the committee, filling the vacancy left by the
ttrement OF Mr.. Cheney.
lures OF public money has been increased from
to nine and the republicans assigned to that
COMMITTEES would seem 10 imply that II Is intended
will carefully overhaul the expenditures OF the
democratic administration.
the Potomac River front In place OF Senator Sabin
MIR. kddleberger Is on both the District and PotO-
mac front committees, the two IN which the citi-
ZenS OF Washlnnt0n are most interested.
CHANGES IN CHAIRAANsHIPs.
The following are the principal changes in chair
mansh1ps: Palmer, agriculture and forestry; Hale
census; Cnace, civil service and retrenchment;
Frye, commerce; Quay, expenses several
penditure public money; stockbridge, nsheries;
Paddock, Improvement Mississippi River; Hawley,
military affairs; Stewart, mines and mining; Tel
seabOard; Wilson Qowa), on revision OF laws; AID
rich, rules; Plat, Territories: stanford, public
buildings and grounds; Sabin, railroads; Hiscock.
on centennial OF Constitution and discovery or
America; Chandler, on Indian traderships; Davis
pensions; Sawyer, post-office.
CHANGES IN THE PRINCIPAL COMMITTEES.
The following are the changes in the principal
committees: Farwell takes MahOnes place on APP
propriatioDs; Sawyer, Cullom, and Palmer NIL the
vacancies on the commerce committee made
by the retirement Of McMill1n, Miller, and
Conger. Rfddeberger and Farwel take
cnsn Rs' hsSsl a fsr %srs
on finance. Doiph takes Harr1son's place on
foreign relations. Platt:and Stockbrtdge are sub
stituted for ingalls, and Harrison on Indian az
fairs. The judiciary is reduced in numbers from
ten TO nine by the retirement OF Mcmillan, whose
place Is not filled, stewart and Davis take the
places OF SewelI and Harrison on military affairs
Chandler takes Dawes place on naval affairs.
Bowen, Mitchell, and Quay take the places OF Con-
| takes Van Wyck's place on public lands Frye
goes on the committee on rules giving place TO
Aldr1eh. Stewart and Davis take places on the
committee on territories to NIL vacancies made by
retirement OF Harrison and COnger, and promotion
OF Platt to Craftsmanship.
The democrats get eight minor chairmanships,
being an increase OF one over the last Congress-
the democratic caucus who has called q demo-
cratic caucus for Monday morning at 10 o'clock
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Treasury Department Changes.
The foll0wing-na persons have received ap-
pointments under ciyil-service rules, viz: 4. K.
solomon, OF Texas TO class In the ONCE of the
First Auditor; L. w. Covell OF New York, to the
a. 900 class In the once OF the sixth Auditor and
Daniel T. Costello, OF Massachusetts to the 81 900
class In the ONCE Of the second Controller.
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